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By: Armando Cortez
Posted: 5/8/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My friend Joey won a guided trip on Lake Chelan with Joe Heinlen of Lake Chelan Adventures and was nice enough to invite me along. There's only one word to describe this trip . . WOW! If you're lik...
Posted: 5/11/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Frank Hunt and Bob Mieger of Camano Island were nice enough to come fish with us this morning. Jeff did a nice job out there. They caught a nice pile of lakers, a kokanee and got a grand tour of the...
Posted: 5/12/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 12th, 2011
Today I hammered away in the Trench to find a few biters...We had a really strong wind last night with a huge Pressure change which I believe is the Culprit for the Laketrout not bei...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/12/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After I finished up a honey-do painting project, I changed out the plugs on the kicker, and did a bit of tweeking on the lil guy after a few trips of less than ideal performance from it. It was gettin...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/13/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After Cindy got off work today, She mentioned she'd like to try for some silvers. SO, I grabbed a couple subways for dinner and away we went. Had the wedding rings in the water by around 5:30 or so. ...
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The kokanee are in full bloom now. Jeff fished for a limit. Lakeside or over by Chelan Shores works pretty good. The fish are 10 to 25 feet down over bottoms from 25 to 45. Mack's Lures Kokanee Pr...
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Worden Lures U20 Luminous Chatreuse Flatfish worked best. We pulled a few fish from the Bar / Potholes, but had our best success along the face of Manson Bay. Dick Thaden was nice enough to bring hi...
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 14th, 2011
Today We started trolling right off Mack Bar to find a few biters and as the morning progressed, we dropped into the Trench to have a Real good 4hr. boat for Laketrout..
Trolled the...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 5/14/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After a morning of rain, and household chores this morning, Cindy was ready to hit the lake when there was a break in the clouds this afternoon/evening. As we had a great meal out of the limit yester...
Posted: 5/15/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff & Brian took the Estep's out. They had a banner day working the area around Mack Bar. Everything got bit some, but U20 flatfish in either Luminous Chartreuse or Purple Glow worked best. The bi...
Posted: 5/15/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The Swenson's wanted a bunch of Kokanee so I got to host another 3 generation fishing trip. We just pounded the area from Lakeside to Chelan Shores. The most productive pattern was about 20 feet dow...
Posted: 5/15/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 15th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of taking John Wolfe and his twin 5 yr. old boys, RJ and AJ out Laketrout Fishing here on Lake Chelan. These 2 boys are real troopers as we encountered rain ...
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had Leon Lilly and Cheryl Rodzen come out for a 4 hour boat with us after pounding the Bass all weekend. Had a difficult time triggering fish on and around the Bar. Moved to the face of Manson Bay a...
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 16th, 2011
Today I had the Pleasure of taking Mac, Audrey and Lola Elvy out for the second time and we had a Great 4 hours of Fishing in the Lower Basin of Lake Chelan..We trolled the Smile Bla...
Posted: 5/17/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Dave and Doris Wilding were nice enough to come out with me and fish this morning. They were up from Bountiful, Utah. We pounded the face of Manson Bay for 7 lakers. Then we faded into deep water o...
Posted: 5/17/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 17th, 2011
What a Great Day today with the Beautiful Weather and The Laketrout Bite was outstanding..I had the Pleasure of Hosting Donald Lamb and Jim Cowles from Bellingham on Lake Chelan and ...
Posted: 5/18/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 18th, 2011
Same Story Second Verse....I had Donald Lamb and Jim Cowles out with me again today and nothing changed except the weather was even better than the day before...The Laketrout coopera...
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 20th, 2011
The Laketrout bite continues to be "ON FIRE" here on Lake Chelan..
Today we Fished around the Yacht Club to have another Great Day.. I had the Pleasure to host Kirk and Ann Peters O...
Posted: 5/21/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to entertain the Pautzke Folks. We fished for Macks and Kokanee, went to Blueberry Hills for Lunch and the Chelan Winery for ribs. They also helped me out with a kids fishing 101 class ...
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I got to fish "old school" with long time customer Dave Mitchell and his kids-in-laws. What a great morning. The fishing was fine. We caught fish in the water below the Bar and just out of Manson B...
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Again, going "old school" and fishing U20 flatfish all around gave us our shot of quality fish in the area between the Bar and Rocky Point. The deeper spots were loaded. The face of Manson Bay wasn'...
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff took the Mack's Lures gang out for some Kokanee fishing. They pounded the lower end of the lower basin with Mack's Lures Wedding Rings and Mack's Lures Cha Cha squidders baited with Pautzke's Fi...
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
May 23rd, 2011
The bite for the Laketrout here on Lake Chelan the last couple days has been "OFF" one day and "ON" the next day in the Lower basin..The Pressure fronts that are moving in have been ...
Posted: 5/24/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ali and Dave Bellerson came out with me again on the 22nd. They were up visiting from Arizona, and this time they brought their son from Billings, Mt. It's nice to have people out there that are alr...
Posted: 5/25/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was a windy, cool and slow start to the morning. We began by trolling below the Bar in 175 to 216 feet of water. After a couple of hours we had a couple of fish. Made the move above Wapato Point...